Afrikanokeryx is an extinct monotypic genus of giraffid artiodactyl, closely related to the modern okapi. It lived during the Miocene period in what is today the Ngorora Formation in Kenya. The name of the only species known, A. leakeyi, honours Louis Leakey.[1]

Afrikanokeryx
Temporal range: Miocene
(Serravallian-Tortonian)
~13-11 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Afrikanokeryx
Harris, Solounias & Geraads, 2010
Type species
Afrikanokeryx leakeyi
Harris, Solounias & Geraads, 2010

References

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  1. ^ Harris, J.M.; Solounias, N.; Geraads, D. (2010). "Thirty-Nine: Gira􀁼oidea". In Werdelin, L. (ed.). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. University of California Press. pp. 123–145. doi:10.1525/california/9780520257214.003.0039. ISBN 9780520945425.